Overall, the modern cement industries hold good health as compared to other continuous process industries in terms of equipment age, efficiency and infrastructure, says Indranil Dutta, Head (E&A), Burnpur Cement.

Indian cement industry is undergoing rapid technological upgradation including modernisation and improvement of plant processes. ICR trains its thoughts on the current scenario Though the Indian cement industry is highly efficient when it comes to energy consumption

Automation involves exchange of data from across the field to a central control unit. In the conventional system, the entire machine is surrounded by cables which increase the hassles and time involved in maintenance, commissioning and diagnostics.